A warm and pleasant sunny day with a light northerly wind. Two Spoonbills, a Great White Egret, 5 Red Kites, 12 Buzzards, 2 Water Rails, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, a Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshanks, 11 Redshank, 2 Snipe, 12 Swallows, 60+ House Martins, 4 Cetti’s Warblers, 10 Chiffchaffs, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Reed Warblers, a Whinchat, 7+ Stonechats and a Wheatear were noted. A Wryneck was reported in the dunes but could not be relocated.

In the moth traps a Silver Y, 18 Large Yellow Underwings, 5 Vine’s Rustics, a Brimstone, 6 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, a Pine Hawk Moth, a Brown-spot Pinion, 2 Square-spot Rustics, a Black Rustic and a Flounced Rustic were caught.

Butterflies included 3 Walls, 2 Large Whites, 4 Peacocks, a Brown Argus, 2 Red Admirals, a Small White, 2 Commas, 2 Small Heaths and a Common Blue.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk American Golden Plover ad Titchwell RSPB still 3.30pm on Freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide with Golden Plovers 52.9692,0.6068
Norfolk probable American Golden Plover Titchwell RSPB on Freshmarsh c52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk 2.Pied Flys Wells Woods in Dell at 12.30pm 52.9723,0.8435
Norfolk Snow Bunting NE of Salthouse at Gramborough Hill still on north side at 11.34am c52.9546,1.1039
Norfolk again no sign of juv.Purple Heron 3.5mls WNW of Norwich at Colney GPs in search by permit holder of 2.main pits 8.45-9.45am 52.6376,1.2103
Norfolk 2.Spoonbills between Thornham +Titchwell RSPB c52.9678,0.5953
Norfolk Nightjar Blakeney Freshmarsh at Friary Hills at 10am c52.9565,1.0242
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w Norwich at Heigham Waterworks Resr on roof viewable from metal gate on cWaterworks Road